The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-06
AMERICAN GIRLS ABROAD
-wITTEDMAIDEN WHO ARE
MATCH FOR IMPUDENT MEN.
The Clever Means Some of Them Have
Used to Rid Themselves of Annoying
Attentions-Lawyer Smiths Expert
.,.on, Az Nelr York Sam.


LONDON, Sept. 17.-Unprotected Ameri-
can Girls are not called upon as much in
Fogland as they are on the Continent to
nrotect themselves against the gallant but
annoying attentions of fools, more often old
than Young, of the opposite sex. But occa-
sionally it does occur that a young woman
must shield herself from an EngliShman as
strenuously as from the most persistent of
Paris poSeurs
An occasion of this kind presented itself
10 a Young girl of my acquaintance whose
wit showed itself equal to the emergency.
She lives in SteubenvilIe, O. is pretty and
modest but is as independent as any young
woman reared west of the Atlantic. She
was to visit Windsor with party of friends
last week, but something occurred to pre-
vent her leaving London with them, and it
was arranged that she should JON them
at Windsor She had picked her way
alone about London considerably, and she
apprehended no difficulty III her trip to
Windsor.
AS luck would have it, however, the
4 cabby who took her to the station proved
ugly and disputed the fare she offered him.
Il She knew he was demanding too much, and
her independent spirit refused to be imposed
n upon. He jumped down from his cab,
however, and affairs assumed such threat
euing aspect that she repented having ques-
n toned his demand, and was on the point of
Y Welding when an elderly Englishman who
4 looked like gentleman came to her rescue.
She told HIM where she had come from and
q what she had given to the driver. The fell
4 low didn't wait for the newcomers decision,
but skull1ed back onto his seat and was
Il driving from the station while yet the girl
4 was telling her story.
r1rOteptOT- S+a Ve6 nv ha1. aud laarr-
Il ing that she was going to Windsor, told her
he was bound for the same place, and offer
ed to book her and to secure her a seat. She
i gratefully accepted his services, and it wasn't
4 until he refused her money IN payment for
her fare that it dawned upon her that she
4 might be called upon to protect herself
against her protector. She insisted upon
Il his takinn her money, and when she found
4 that he had chosen an empty carriage for
8 them to occupy, she tried to make a change,
q but her row with the cabman had caused
n delay, and she barely had time step into the
"a compartment before the train was in mo-
q ton. Her companions manner, however,
to her great satisfaction, remained within
8 the bounds of formal politeness and to her
4 intense relief third passenger at the next
station entered the carriage But within a
half hour the other passenger alghted,
\ and my friends new-found companion again
entered into conversation with her. The
Il remembrance of his service to her in rid
Il ding her of the obnoxious cabby induced
her to treat him civilly, and she therefore
N answered his questions politely and even
branched out into general conversation.
H He made several efforts TO turn from gen.
eralitieS 20 personalities, and she experienced
great difficulty in keeping him ata distance
without actually declaring war. But he
was evidently inpregnable to hints and
finally he edged up to her, and, in an insin-
uating voice said:
MY dear, l wish very much we could re-
new our acquaintance in London. May |
not call on you tomorrow"
She paused moment, considering how
8 to answer him; folding her hands in her
j lap, she assumed a demure look, then in
4 Ginning slightly toward HIM she advanced
(! her face toward his ear as if to whisper
& an important secret and said in a low
4 tone, dwelling impreSsively on each
word:
Il gness it viii SNOW tomorrow"
| don't know if the Englishman were up
n sufficiently in American slang to interpret
n the exact meaning of the young womans
q words: but she had said enough to accom-
q plsh her object, for he retired into his
corner and made not another remark
a until the train rolled into the Windsor sta
n ton.
a From Paris comes the story of another
81 fair American, who succeeded, in some
what similar way, in Kidding herself of a
petty prosecutor. She is daily attendant
at one of the ateliers off the grand boule-
wards. Her lodgings are some distance up
the Champs Elysees but being abundantly
& able to protect herself, she calls upon no one
to escort h =. to and from her work, and
often prefers to do the journey on foot
81 rather than to take one of the omnlbuse IS
ID going in her direction After while, how
81 ever, she became conscious that a certain
ms nj nf he
took her and logged her footsteps until she
reached the door of her apartments. She
knew enough of Paris customs not to blame
the young man individually very much, as
she is aware that somehow the whole race
is imbued with the idea that one of It's chief
duties, as the superior half of humonity, is
81 to be polite and gallant to every unprotected
female; and -: o.. small experience has
convinced her of the truly grand way in
which every Frenchman tries to do his duty.
But in this particular case she decided that
Fl the young mans good intentions must be
discouraged. Especially when after few
II days of silent following he attempted to adj
/ dress her, she made up her mind that
n stringent measures must be used. Her
aunt a big-boned duenna of the strong
New England type, was informed of the
HI condition of affairs, and was made &C
III quainted with her niece's proposed tao
tics
la Inc day after their council OF war the
81 young woman was overtaken as usual by
Il her admirer. He again, whispered soft
u words in her ear, and, as she seemed to
smile somewhat favorably on him, he kindly
|# and hospitality invited her to breakfast.
She expressed diilidence at accepting hoSpi-
"a tally from an utter stranger, and objected
81 that breakfast was awaiting her ut her own
|8 apartment She, however, presumed that
III enough would be served for two, and If
| monsieur would excuse what defects there
might be she would be very glad OF his
company during her solitary meal. The
III young man jumped with eagerness at her
81 proposition, and walked gayiy by her side.
Whatever apprehension the young girl may
have had as tC the risk of failure was not
apparent in her manner, and she succeeded
IN confirming the talk to pleasant general
ties, until her apartment was reached. There
the young man received the first check
when the door was thrown open and dis
closed the stable proportions OF the stern
duenna. He had, however, gone too lar
to turn back, and he allowed himself to be
uShered inside, and the door to be closed on
him.
The aunt and the niece were too well
schoolied in the rules of politeness to carry
on their conversation before the Frenchman
III anything but French, SO he was able TO
understand every word they said. My
aunt, explained the Young woman to her